1 O Herre Gott, in meiner Noth
ruf ich zu dir, du hilfest mir;
mein Leib und Seel ich dir befehl
in deine Händ; dein Engel send,
der mich bewahr, wenn ich hinfahr
aus dieser Welt, wenn dir's gefällt.
2 O Jesu Christ, gestorben bist
am Kreuzessramm, du Gotteslamm.
Dein Wunden roth, in aller Noth,
dein theures Blut komm mir zu gut,
dein Leid'n und Sterb'n mach mich zum Erb'n
in deinem Reich den Engeln gleich.
3 O Heil'ger Geist, ein Tröster heißt,
an meinem End dein Trost mir send;
verlaß mich nicht, wenn mich anficht
des Teufels G'walt, des Todes Gestalt;
Mein höchster Hort nach deinem Wort
wollst du mir geb'n das ewge Leb'n.
Source: Evang.-Lutherisches Gesangbuch #665
Selnecker, Nicolaus, D.D., son of Georg Selnecker (Selneccer, Schellenecker, who was protonotarius to the Nürnberg magistracy, but lived at Hersbruck near Nürnberg) was born at Hersbruck Dec. 5, 1532. In 1536 he was removed to Nürnberg, and became during his school time, when only twelve years old, organist at the chapel in the Kaiserburg there. He went to the university of Wittenberg in 1550 (where he became a favourite pupil of Melanchthon), graduated M.A. on July 31, 1554, and subsequently lectured as a privat-docent, sometimes to 200 students. In the end of 1557 he was appointed second court preacher at Dresden, and tutor to the heir apparent Prince Alexander, having also to supervise the education of the choirboys of the royal chape… Go to person page >
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